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CDUS41 KAKQ 300527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 3:23 PM 94 1974 74 15 75  
MINIMUM 60 5:40 AM 33 1934 51 9 52  
AVERAGE 75 62 13 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.46 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.58 3.06 -1.48 3.57  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 7.06 1.65 4.81  
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 12.90 4.91 9.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.8 -8.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 162 232 -70 138  
SINCE MAR 1 518 751 -233 567  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3655 -657 2963  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 2 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 35 9 53  
SINCE MAR 1 48 40 8 55  
SINCE JAN 1 54 40 14 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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